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Interesting - would have thought they all would be uploaded by now. I feel like I bought the set years ago when Dr Dobbs folded but I can't seem to dig them up. However I did find …

I do anyway. I find the entire concept oddly compelling. To fabricate a completely immersive online world is just fascinating to me. I would love to see this work someday. Unfortun…

Speaking of new Commodores, I just received word this morning that my mega65 has finally shipped from Germany. I think I tossed 5 bucks their way back in 2015 or so, got on a maili…

The entire art department at my university used Amigas. They had a couple of video toasters as well. They kept them at least into the mid-90's too. Otherwise, yeah, I can't recall …

Pity - I used your link and tried hunting for the Mother's Day bouquet she was looking at but it wasn't archived.

...which was the fashion back in the day. Not sure if this was an intentional simpsons reference but it made me laugh anyway given the context. (seriously though, thanks for taking…

I have memories from this as well. I have a recording someplace (physical tape) that I made on one occasion. Hope I can find it again someday. Then all I need is some way to play i…

Start with stories where you sit down next to them on the couch and make them the main character. Just make it up as you go, doesn't have to be wild fantasy, can be anything. When …

I use both. I've asked myself why I don't just streamline and standardize simply on Linux as overall it has more traction, but every time I have the opportunity to complete the swi…

I wonder if ants dream as well. I've spent some time watching common black ant types sleep and they will twitch at times, especially as they are waking up.

Oh, I know it. I came upon it rummaging and popped it in later that evening. Honestly, I think in a single act I nearly destroyed my youngest son's interest in the series by having…

Been using FreeBSD as my primary workstation since 2006, with a secondary Linux box for games. I’ve found FreeBSD to be a very viable and reliable alternative, but of course that d…

I remember it being a big deal when Star Wars finally came to TV. I don’t understand why, but my kids laugh when I tell them for the big event we hauled my aunt’s large TV across t…

Agreed. I recently popped in Star Trek V for kicks and it worked flawlessly. However, I must say, while the physical tape may have aged well, the content surely did not - yeesh, wh…

"...thinking about smartphones." Actually, people were, even the non-technical everyday Joe. I remember a sales guy commenting once at a beginning of a meeting as he pulled out his…

Flip phone. People laugh at mine, whatever. Honestly though I use a flip because it does what I need and it's tough as nails.

A couple thoughts here. I was an adult before social media was a thing, or even the web, and I sometimes wonder if I would have even attempted much of the experimentation I did - d…

This is very cool. Not knowing anything about it though it looks massive and overbuilt (with smallish wheels, but likely just fine for the time of year it's put to use). Anyone car…

There have been recent advancements in the hypothesis you may find interesting: https://phys.org/news/2021-02-asteroid-crater-case-dinosaur-...

Of all the stories posted today on HN, this is the only one I had any desire to click on. Was more interesting than I expected too. Thanks for posting.

As just a straight 1:1 translation to 5e, it isn't really hard. The monsters are roughly the same, so it isn't hard to run an AD&D adventure on 5e. I would argue a "novice" DM coul…

The latest version of Neverwinter Nights Enhanced runs without issue on Linux Mint 20. The Beamdog Client no longer seems to work (pango lib issue), but GOG installs just fine. I l…